Marsa Dubai: Price and Market Guide
318 recorded sales at a median of AED 4,480 per square foot. What the transaction record shows about Marsa Dubai.
Marsa Dubai recorded 318 sales in the seven months to 31 Jul 2026, at a median of AED 4,480 per square foot.
Where it sits in the market
At 157% above the Dubai median, Marsa Dubai is the 2nd most expensive of the 90 areas we cover. The premium buys location; whether it buys more than that depends on the specific building.
How easily it trades
318 recorded sales places Marsa Dubai 60th by volume. Enough activity to price a unit against real comparables, without the churn of the very busiest districts.
New build or resale
88% of sales here are off-plan. Marsa Dubai is effectively a construction market: most buyers are purchasing forward from developers on payment plans, and a substantial volume of stock will reach completion together. That matters if you plan to sell or let around handover.
What actually sells here
Most transactions are units (100% of sales), and the most commonly sold unit type is 2 B/R.
| Unit type | Sales | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2 B/R | 136 | 43.5% |
| 1 B/R | 84 | 26.8% |
| 3 B/R | 66 | 21.1% |
| 4 B/R | 14 | 4.5% |
| Studio | 9 | 2.9% |
| 5 B/R | 4 | 1.3% |
Most transacted projects
These are the developments with the most recorded sales in Marsa Dubai during the period. Appearing here is evidence of a real, liquid market in that project — not an endorsement of it.
| Project | Recorded sales |
|---|---|
| The Residences at the Dubai Beach Edition | 70 |
| W Residences at Dubai Harbour | 52 |
| Damac Bay | 27 |
| Damac Bay 2 | 24 |
| The Residences, Al Habtoor Grand | 24 |
Transport
Jumeirah Beach Resdency is the station most frequently recorded against sales here, appearing on 20% of them. This is what the registry logs rather than a measured walking distance — treat it as a directional signal, not a commute time.
What this page does not cover
Rental yield. No yield figure appears here or anywhere else on this site, because we do not publish figures we cannot source. Treat any Dubai yield quoted without a source with suspicion.
Common questions
What is the average price per square foot in Marsa Dubai?
The median is AED 4,480 per square foot, with most sales between AED 3,758 and AED 4,936, based on 318 recorded sales.
Is Marsa Dubai expensive compared to the rest of Dubai?
It sits 157% above the Dubai median of AED 1,743 per square foot, ranking 2 of 90 areas by price.
Is Marsa Dubai mostly off-plan?
88% of recorded sales were off-plan during the period 1 Jan 2026 to 31 Jul 2026.
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